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September 25, 2012

Tea Party voter intimidation alleged in North Carolina early voting

theGRIO REPORT - A report released this month by voting rights groups Demos and Common Cause says robust enforcement of…
September 25, 2012

President Barack Obama urges United Nations to confront roots of Muslim rage

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - President Barack Obama told world leaders Tuesday that attacks on U.S. citizens in Libya "were attacks…
September 25, 2012

Why Team Obama wants you to vote before Election Day

theGRIO REPORT - Voting on Election Day sometimes has complications, particularly long lines. So in key battleground states, Team Obama…
September 25, 2012

Obama leads Romney among NASCAR fans by 7 points

President Barack Obama's recent lead in the polls has extended to some unexpected corners of the electorate...
September 24, 2012

Texas man takes down 'lynched' empty chair

theGRIO REPORT - A Texas man, who got attention last week for hanging an empty chair representing President Barack Obama…
September 24, 2012

New 'Newsweek' cover story is pro-Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Just over a month after publishing Niall Ferguson's anti-Obama cover article, Newsweek, the venerable news-magazine acquired by…
September 24, 2012

Poll: Latino voter enthusiasm rising, marking possible bad news for Romney

NBC LATINO - So far, polling has shown President Obama is suffering from an enthusiasm gap among his constituency compared…
September 24, 2012

'The boy who touched Obama's hair' a timeless story

VIDEO - When first lady Michelle Obama referenced the young African-American boy who touched President Barack Obama's hair during a…
September 24, 2012

Republicans look for voter fraud, find little

DENVER (AP) - Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of…
September 24, 2012

Ann Coulter: Civil rights are only 'for blacks'

theGRIO REPORT - Ann Coulter, the right-wing conservative commentator, was interviewed on ABC's This Week with host George Stephanopolis to…
September 24, 2012

Full text and video: First Lady Michelle Obama's speech at the CBCF's Annual Phoenix Awards

First Lady Michelle Obama calls voting rights the "sit ins of our time" during her speech to the 42nd Congressional…
September 24, 2012

Will Hillary be Obama's successor?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Clinton says Hillary Rodham Clinton is qualified to be president, but he says she's tired after…
September 24, 2012

So who are these undecided voters?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Loretta Mitchell is 100 percent sure she's going to vote in the presidential race come November. She…
September 24, 2012

Feds show cash trail at Detroit ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's trial

DETROIT (AP) - Prosecutors are going right to the money in the first day of evidence at former Detroit Mayor…
September 24, 2012

Obama responds to Romney's tough talk on Mideast

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama joins other world leaders at the United Nations on Monday after defending his foreign…